I
have put together a closed Facebook group named Granite Reflections. This is a
virtual book and article discussion group for NH librarians. The purpose of the
discussion is to explore and discover personal and professional meanings in
various text through interaction with others in the group. It is Not to win an
argument or to amuse others in the group.
I have posted an article as a post in the group (and attached) that is available on Ebsco from April 1, 2019 The Library Journal The Book Club Experience by Barbara Hoffert.
If you would like to join this closed Facebook group (sorry non-Facebook users) friend my work page https://www.facebook.com/deborah.dutcher.92 and I will add you to the closed group.
Articles
and books we will discuss should be generally library themed. I am hoping for
some good and hopefully helpful in someway discussions in a safe place.
From Chair Janet Ingraham Dwyer, CSLP’s Child and Community
Well-Being Committee:
The CSLP’s Child and Community Well-Being Committee (CCWB)
has created two resources to support and facilitate public library
participation in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and other ways to help
connect kids and teens with healthy food when school is out.
One is an online Libraries and Summer Food how-to guide
now available on the CSLP website. The other is a two-sided Summer Meals
factsheet for libraries, featuring key statistics about child hunger and
SFSP, brief talking points for library involvement, and a brief step-by-step
guide to determining SFSP eligibility and getting started.
Thanks to the CCWB Committee for these resources. State reps
and SLA staff on this committee include chair Janet Ingraham Dwyer,
Rebecca Antill, Chris Farrar, Lisa Hechesky, Danielle
Margarida, April Mazza, Sharon Rawlins, and Carrie Sanders. Big shout-out to
Danielle who researched, compiled, and designed the Summer Meals factsheet.
The Libraries and Summer Food how-to guide link and description and fact sheet are below. Please share both widely. As the factsheet notes, only a small fraction of children and teens who receive free school meals also participate in summer meal programs. There is so much unrealized potential, and so many kids needlessly going without in the summer. Thank you for everything you do to encourage libraries to participate in SFSP or other activities that support child well-being.
A how-to guide to help libraries connect kids and teens with
healthy food when school is out.
The guide begins with an overview of the Summer Food Service
Program (SFSP), a federally funded, state-administered program.
Next is a checklist for libraries to determine their
eligibility and take the first steps toward becoming an SFSP site.
For libraries not in geographic areas that are eligible for
SFSP, or for whom SFSP is not a good fit, there’s a section on alternatives to
SFSP and other ways to help. This section is also for those who don’t plan to
serve food at the library, but still want to support summer feeding.
Next is a collection of tips, checklists, best practices,
and innovative ideas to plan for a successful summer, from space
considerations, to programming, to staffing, and more, including basic talking
points and additional advocacy and awareness materials to build support.
Finally, a resource list gathers links to essential and
supplemental sources to help librarians connect children and teens in their
communities to healthy food throughout the summer.
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Summer Food Service Program for New Hampshire Website
In a 2014 study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, nearly 25 percent of youths aged 12 to 17 admitted trying illicit drugs, and 32 percent reported alcohol use. Our hope is that families can visit our website and leave with the knowledge to prevent teen drug/alcohol abuse.
Recent list from the Youth Consultants List Serve:
1, 2, 3 Magic series by Thomas Phalen
(DVD is helpful)
13 Things Mentally Strong Parent
Don’t Do by Amy Morin
All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of
Modern Parenthood/ Jennifer Senior
Baby 411
The Baby-Led Weaning
Cookbook
Baby Toddler Play by Gymboree
Be the parent, please : stop banning
seesaws and start banning Snapchat : strategies for solving the real parenting
problems by Naomi Schaefer Riley
The big disconnect : protecting
childhood and family relationships in the digital age by Catherine Adair-Stern
Brain Rules for Baby by Dr. Medina,
Brainstorm by Daniel Siegel
The
Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander by Barbara Coloroso
The Confident Parent: A
Pediatrician’s Guide to Caring for Your Little One–Without Losing Your Joy,
Your Mind, or Yourself/ Jane Scott
Cribsheet: A Data-Driven
Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, From Birth to Preschool by Emily Oster
Do Less: A Revolutionary
Approach to Time and Energy Management for Busy Moms (2019) by Kate Northrup
Doing Life with your Adult
Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and Your Welcome Mat Out (2019) by Jim Burns, PhD
Earn It by Michael Wetter
Elevating Child Care by Janet Lansbury
Expecting Better: Why the
Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong—and What You Really Need to Know by
Emily Oster
French Kids Eat
Everything: How our family moved to France, cured picky eating, banned
snacking, and discovered 10 simple rules for raising happy, healthy eaters (2012) by Karen Le Billon
Grab the Kids and Go: A
Practical Guide to Your Family’s Gap Year (2017) by Taryn Ash
Grumpy Mom Takes a
Holiday: Say Good-bye to Stressed, Tired, and Anxious and Hello to Renewed Joy
in Motherhood (2019) by Valerie
Woerner
Happiest Toddler on the Block by
Harvey Karp (DVD a must)
Have a New Kid by Friday by
Kevin Leman
Healthy Sleep Habits,
Happy Child
The Highly Sensitive Child by
Elaine Aron
Hold On To Your Kids by
Gordon Neufeld
Honey for a Child’s Heart by Gladys
Hunt
How to Be a Happier Parent: Raising a
Family, Having a Life, and Loving (Almost) Every Minute/ K.J. Dell’Antonia
How To Raise and Amazing
Child the Montessori Way by Tim Seldin
How to talk so
little kids will listen : a survival guide to life with children ages 2-7 by Joanna Faber
& Julie King. How to talk so kids will listen & listen so kids will
talk by Adele Faber.
Ignore It!: How Selectively Looking
the Other Way Can Decrease Behavioral Problems and Increase Parenting
Satisfaction/ Catherine Pearlman
Just
Because it’s not Wrong Doesn’t Make it Right by Barbara Coloroso
Kids are Worth It by Barbara Coloroso
Last Child in the Woods:
Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder (2008) by Richard Louv
A Little Bit of Dirt: 55
Science and Art Activities to Reconnect Children to Nature (2015) by Asia Citro
The Montessori Toddler: A
Parent’s Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being (2019) by Simone Davies
Motivation Breakthrough by
Richard Lavoie
No Bad Kids by Janet
Lansbury
No More Mean Girls by Katie
Hurley
No : why kids — of all ages
— need to hear it and ways parents can say it. David Walsh
Oh, Crap! Potty Training
The Opposite of Spoiled:
Raising Kids Who are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money (2015) by Ron Lieber
The Orchid and the
Dandelion: Why Some Children Struggle and How All Can Thrive by W. Thomas Boyce
Play, Make, Create: A
Process Art Handbook (2019) by Meri
Cherry
Rest,
Play, Grow: Making Sense of Pre-schoolers by Deborah MacNamara.
The
Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby’s First Year by Alice Callahan
The Self-Driven Child by
William Stixrud
Siblings Without Rivalry
Simplicity Parenting by Kim
Payne
Sleep Book for Tired Parents
by Rebecca Huntley
Small Animals: Parenthood
in the Age of Fear by Kim Brooks
Solve Your Child’s Sleep
Problems
There’s No Such Thing as
Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom’s Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and
Confident Kids (from Friluftsliv to Hygge) (2017) by Linda Akeson McGurk
Under Pressure by Lisa Damour
The Way of Boys by Anthony
Rao
Weird Parenting Wins: Bathtub Dining,
Family Screams, and Other Hacks from the Parenting Trenches/ Hillary
Frank
The Whole Brain by Daniel
Siegel
Wide Open World: How
Volunteering Around the World Changed One Family’s Life Forever (2015) by John Marshall
Wild Things: The Art of
Nurturing Boys by Stephen James
A Year of Forest School by Jane Worroll
Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage,
Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child by Daniel Siegel
You Are Your Child’s First Teacher by
Rahima Baldwin.
Recommended Authors:
Dan
Siegel, Janet Lansbury, Dr. David Walsh, Barbara Coloroso
General Recommendations:
Potty training books and videos will
fly off the shelf.
“Safe hearts” book
series is through an independent publisher but tackles many tough topics.
I am happy to announce that the Boston Bruins will be promoting reading again this year in New Hampshire. We are accepting applications for your library to have a storytime visit with Blades, the Boston Bruins mascot. Top readers program information is coming soon, but be sure to fill out the attached application for a Blades library visit asap—deadline is May 10th. I will accept electronic submissions.
Two books recently crossed my desk that I thought were fun.
Never Trumpet with a Crumpet by Amy Gibson and Illustrated by Jenn Harney
A vocabulary rich rhyming book about manners. Zoo animals add to the fun with illustrations of them doing their best to follow the etiquette advice.
vocabulary, phonological awareness
social awareness, self management, relationship skills
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press (May 14, 2019)
ISBN-13: 978-1629793047
Like a Lizard by Amy Gibson and illustrated by Stephanie Laberis
28 different lizard species run, sun, swoop, scoop and more in this non-fiction book that could easily be adapted to a movement part of a storytime. Can you “do a pushup like a lizard?”
FREE WORKSHOP: Setting the Tone: Creating a Culturally Responsive Environment
When: Friday, May 31 9:30-11:30
Where: Municipal Association Building Concord
What: Workshop Setting the Tone: Creating a Culturally Responsive Environment
Who: NH Teen Institute
Cost: FREE NH State Library – Intentional Family Engagement Initiative
Funding Provided by Endowment for Health
•Staff will leave with an understanding of how to create a culturally competent environment, even if there is not a lot of visible diversity in their center, school, community, etc.
• Staff will leave with language to engage children in discussions without telling them how to think or feel.
• Staff will leave with tools to help children discover and explore each other’s similarities and differences in safe and fun ways.
